K Street lobbying giant Patton Boggs has laid off 65 staffers, including almost two dozen in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

Partner Ed Newberry confirmed the layoffs, which were first reported by Reuters, to POLITICO.

Patton Boggs, a major national law firm, is also the largest K Street lobbying shop in terms of revenue. Like most other K Street firms, 2012 was a lean year for Patton Boggs, which saw its lobbying business drop by over $2 million.

A Patton Boggs spokesperson said that three of the layoffs were members of the firm's legislative team.

According to public disclosure records, the firm’s lobbying revenue dropped from $48.4 million in 2011 to $46 million in 2012.

Kevin O’Neill, deputy chairman of Patton Boggs’s public policy department, told POLITICO in January that the 2012 election had shut down most of Congress — and cost business for big for-hire firms like Patton.

“You have a reduced numbers of legislative fights,” Boggs said about a year with a presidential election.

K Street watchers warn that the layoffs don’t necessarily mean anything for the lobbying or law business in the city.

“I don’t think it means the sky is falling for D.C. law firms. I do think that the clouds look a lot darker at Patton though,” said Ivan Adler, an executive recruiter with the McCormick Group.